Looking forward to a new year of dubwise music, Dr. StrangeDub did a 2012 retrospective in the first half of the show. First up was the choice new “On the Ground – Dub Version” album from Black Roots (on Sugar Shack), followed by Aldubb’s excellent “Welcome to Bassland” (on One-Drop). Then came two rootical new releases on Urban Tree: Simon Grohe’s “Rot EP” and Benjie’s “Gelobtes Land” album. Also new tonight: the cool new “Light like a Feather” single from Jesse Royal; the nice 2-CD “Marcia Griffiths and Friends” collection (on VP Records); the hot “Angle It EP” from Nappy Riddem (on Fort Knox); and SXtheMadArtist’s sublime “in HrZland” EP (released on Christmas day). Also in the 2012 retrospective were Pale Rider, Nneka, Kukan dub Lagan, Ras Sis Highness, Adrian Sherwood, Bandulu Dub, Quantic And His Combo Barbaro (feat. Alice Russell), The Breadwinners, Celt islam, and A Man Called PJ. Filling out the show with King Tubby, Tommy McCook & Aggrovators, Dread Daze, Blondub Sexy Sound, Kadubra (Earth-Ground Combination Remix), Benny Bennet & his Orchestra, Mouse on Mars, Mikus, AB2G, Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell, Shiina Ringo, Jah Wobble & Deep Space, The Slits, and more…

Tonight The Echo Chamber commemorated the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. – featuring the “I Have A Dream” speech as well as parts of the “A Knock At Midnight” sermon. Also tonight we celebrated the second inauguration of Barack Obama, and included the oath of office, plus bits from the inaugural address. But of course, it was the great music which fit the theme and really made the show… This included tracks like KnowledgeBorn07’s “Overcome”, Black Roots’ “Struggle Dub”, Keith Hudson’s “National Anthem (Dub)”, Daddy Roots’ “We Shall Overcome”, Human Digital’s “Trouble Ahead”, Dubkasm’s “Biblical Dub”, Louie Kulcha’s “How Long Dub”, “Oppressor Version” from The Steady Ups vs. Doctor Echo, Johnny Osbourne’s “Truth and Rights”, and tracks from the “MLK Dub” album on the Xterminator label. Also tonight, recent releases from Dubor & the Duborians, Yabass Yaba Radics, Sorian, Profit, Downtown Beat, Empresarios, Ras Bruno, and Sly & Robbie.